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A GROUP OF JADE JEWELRY
Qing dynasty and later
Including eight single nephrite earrings: four simple double-ring-form
earrings, three designed as three interlocked rings, one designed as
four interlocked rings and carved in high relief with small flower-heads;
seven small jadeite hairpins, each carved to the shaft with a bird or 940
floral design, and finished with a spoon-form terminus.
1 1/8 to 1 5/8in (2.9 to 4.2cm) length of earrings 939
2 1/4 to 2 3/4in (5.7 to 7cm) long (15). A GROUP OF SEVEN JADE FIGURAL CARVINGS
Including six standing figures of young boy, each holding either a
$800 - 1,200 lingzhi sprig or a peach branch; the seventh carved as two boys, one
holding a lingzhi mushroom and siting on the back of the other boy
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FIVE JADE AND HARDSTONE DECORATIONS 1 7/8 to 3 15/16in (4.7 to 10cm) high (7).
Qing dynasty and later
Including two sets of gilt metal belt buckles each inset with semi- $1,000 - 1,500
precious stones, one with chased floral design to the metal; the third a 940
brooch with three inlaid stones, each stone supported by an openwork
cash design, the fourth a jadeite dragon hook decorated with an THREE JADE PLAQUES
The first a pale gray-tinged rectangular plaque decorated with a
archaistic scroll pattern, the last a jade finial designed with a circular landscape and a seal cartouche; the second a rounded rectangular
loop atop a gently arched plaque. plaque carved with figures under a tree to one side, the verso
4in (12cm) length of larger gilt metal belt buckle (7). inscribed with a poetic line; the third a large square plaque framed with
openwork flowers and scrolls, one side carved in low relief with a figure
$900 - 1,300 rowing a raft, the other side inscribed ‘zailai huajia’.
3 1/8 x 3 1/8in (8x8cm) dimensions of largest plaque (3).
$900 - 1,200
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